​​​​Thai Women's Business                           
2020                             
Storytelling Portrait workshops                   
​Cloverdale Community Centre

​​​A series of workshops with Thai women exploring their personal narratives creatively. Expressing the high and low points of our lives producing masks and documented as a portrait accompanied by a written story in each participants own words. 
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​I have made good friends who worry, care and support me when I need help.
When I feel I don’t have anyone, I still have friends there to listen to me. 
Now I know more about community and everyone here at Cloverdale.
There are now people in my life that make me feel empowered.
My heart is full and I am strong.
Standing on my own two feet seeing a better future for myself.
I want to thank everyone who has come into my life and thank you for sharing my story.

Angry first
I am thinking why in my life did I marry the wrong person?
I am angry at why the whole family cannot be at the same table.
I have tried many things to keep my family together.
I am wondering if it was me and if I did something wrong?
But then I look back at my partner and see he was violent and an alcoholic.
But I was blamed for many things.
It makes me angry and cross.

​My first marriage is now broken. I was married for the first time and I wanted it to be good, but it was not what I was thinking.
I wanted to stay together forever.
Even if we had no children we would take care of each other.
Now I feel sad and heartbroken.
I am scared to be with someone and marry again.




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​I am happy I have a friends that can help me.
That I can volunteer to help community.
Three beautiful children.
I am happy that I can share my story and other people can listen.